Today’s designers are challenged more than ever with the task of finding the optimal balance between cost and performance when designing radio frequency/microwave PCBs.
Written by John Bushie, director of technology at American Standard Circuits, and Anaya Vardya, president and CEO, this micro eBook provides information needed to understand the unique challenges of RF PCBs. The authors answer two main questions: what is the correct material to use for a particular project, and what can be done at the design stage to make a product more manufacturable?
Readers, especially RF PCB designers, will gain a better understanding of issues related to the design and manufacture of RF/microwave devices from a PCB fabricator perspective.
ISBN#: 978-0-9998648-0-7

Anaya Vardya

Anaya has over 33 years of experience in electronics manufacturing, including in the United States, Canada, and the Far East. He also has over a decade of executive management experience in public companies manufacturing PWBs. One of Anaya's peers, Brad Hammack of Dell EMC, described him as "…one of the most driven engineering managers I have ever worked with. He has a keen eye for details and also sees the big picture." He has an extensive understanding of virtually every aspect of PCB manufacturing operations, such as supply chain management and quality control. Anaya not only serves as ASC's CEO, but also as an expert ready to assist you with any questions you may have.
Founded in 1988, American Standard Circuits is a leading U.S. manufacturer of advanced circuit board solutions. As a total solutions provider for the worldwide PCB industry, we are capable of delivering advanced technology to virtually every industry sector in quantities ranging from quick prototypes to large volume production.
Our ongoing commitment to leading-edge, high-level interconnect technology, cost-effective manufacturing, and unparalleled customer service has put us at the forefront of advanced technology circuit board fabrication. We manufacture quality rigid, metal-backed, RF/microwave, flex and rigid-flex printed circuit boards on numerous substrates for a variety of applications, including: military/aerospace, industrial, commercial, medical, telecommunications, consumer electronics, RF/microwave, transportation, and advanced technology.

We are honored to have been recently presented with the 2017 Brilliance in Business Award for Outstanding Design and Innovation by the City of West Chicago. This award recognizes exemplary and innovative business practices.
Our goal is to provide our customers with the best technology, service, and quality of any independent printed circuit board fabricator in the world. We believe that we are our customers’ own personal PCB experts. It is our role to look after all their PCB needs to ensure they are getting the best products on the market today. Our experts are your experts and they are ready to help. Access them here: experts.asc-i.com. Find more information about ASC at: asc-i.com.
Consulting Technical Editor, Happy Holden
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Happy Holden is the retired director of electronics and innovations for GENTEX Corporation. Formerly, he was the chief technical officer for the world’s largest PCB fabricator—Hon Hai Precision Industries (Foxconn). Prior to Foxconn, Holden was the senior PCB technologist for Mentor Graphics and [...]
Chapter Summaries
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Chapter 1
Chapter 1: Material Selection
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Chapter 2
Chapter 2: Copper Surface Roughness
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Chapter 3
Chapter 3: RF PCB Layer Stackup
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Chapter 4
Chapter 4: Via Structures
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Chapter 5
Chapter 5: Impact of Copper Thickness Based on Structures of the PCB
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Chapter 6
Chapter 6: Edge Plating
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Chapter 7
Chapter 7: Cavity Constructions
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Chapter 8
Chapter 8: Thermal Management